The Home Inside My Head

The Home Inside My Head
Studio album by Real Friends
Released May 27, 2016
Recorded January–February 2016
Genre Pop punk, emo
Length 37:36
Label Fearless
Producer Steve Evetts, Mike Green
Real Friends chronology
More Acoustic Songs
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(2016)
Singles from The Home Inside My Head
  1. "Colder Quicker"
    Released: April 1, 2016

The Home Inside My Head is the second studio album by American pop punk band Real Friends. The album was recorded throughout the early months of 2016. The album was released through Fearless on May 27, 2016.

Writing and recording

On the album's recording process, the band collectively stated in a Facebook post that “in the winter of 2014 we started writing our second full length record. In the beginning of the writing process the songs quickly fell into a special place. As time went on we finished more songs. The songs became attached to us unlike any other material we had written before. There was just something about these. They just felt right when we played them”. The band then went to record in January 2016 but “didn’t really tell anyone. We wanted to put all of our efforts into it without distractions. It was honestly the hardest thing we have ever done. We were pushed to our limits. We were brought closer together as a band. We couldn’t be happier with the results.”[1] Real Friends finished recording their second full-length album on the road, in February 2016.[2]

Release

Fearless Records announced that a new Real Friends record would be released on their label in 2016, through a post on their official Twitter account, which was made on December 22, 2015.[3] Prior to the album's announcement, the band began to play a new song entitled "Colder Quicker" during their live sets. On April 1, 2016, the band announced the title of their new album as being The Home Inside My Head, along with the album's release date, cover art and track listing. Additionally, on the same day the band released a music video for the first single from their upcoming album, "Colder Quicker".[4] The album was released on May 27, 2016.[5] Vinyl editions came with download cards where people could download the album with the band's cover the This Wild Life song "Looking Back" as a bonus track. The Target[6] and European editions of the album included two bonus tracks: "I Was Blind the Whole Time" and "Seed".[7]

From mid October to late November, the band supported The Wonder Years on their tour of the U.S.[8] The band are set to go on a headlining tour of the UK in December with support from Knuckle Puck and With Confidence.[9] Real Friends then started their North American 2017 Tour in April with Special Guests Have Mercy[], Tiny Moving Parts, Broadside, and Nothing,Nowhere.[10]

Track listing

Writing credits per booklet.[11]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stay in One Place"Dan LambtonReal Friends2:56
2."Empty Picture Frames"Kyle FaselReal Friends, Mike Green3:05
3."Keep Lying to Me"FaselReal Friends2:57
4."Scared to Be Alone"FaselReal Friends3:14
5."Mokena"FaselReal Friends3:23
6."Mess"FaselReal Friends, Green3:08
7."Isolating Everything"LambtonReal Friends2:53
8."Well, I'm Sorry"FaselReal Friends3:22
9."Basement Stairs"FaselReal Friends2:55
10."Door Without a Key"FaselReal Friends3:28
11."Eastwick"LambtonReal Friends3:05
12."Colder Quicker"LambtonReal Friends, Green3:03
Total length:37:36
Bonus tracks

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve.[7]

Real Friends
  • Kyle Fasel – bass guitar
  • Dave Knox – lead guitar
  • Dan Lambton – vocals
  • Brian Blake – drums
  • Eric Haines – rhythm guitar
Production
  • Steve Evetts – producer, recording
  • Allan Hessler – assistant engineer
  • Mike Green – recording and producing on tracks 2, 6 and 12
  • Vince Ratti – mixing
  • Alan Duches – mastering
  • Brian Manley – photography
  • Megan Leetz – photography
  • Florian Mihr – layout

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 53
US Billboard Vinyl Albums[14] 3

References

  1. ↑ Ali Shutler (April 1, 2016). "Real Friends announce new album ‘The Home Inside My Head’". Upset Magazine.
  2. ↑ http://blog.realfriendsband.com/
  3. ↑ "New Real Friends Album Confirmed for 2016 Release".
  4. ↑ "Real Friends Stream "Colder Quicker", Announce New Album". Fuse TV. April 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Real Friends announces sophomore LP ‘The Home Inside My Head,’ releases new single". Substream Magazine. March 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Real Friends - The Home Inside My Head (Target E...". Target. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  7. 1 2 The Home Inside My Head (Sleeve). Real Friends. Fearless/Spinefarm. 2016. 0888072001473.
  8. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (August 15, 2016). "The Wonder Years, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, others announce tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Stam, Janneke (May 23, 2016). "Real Friends Have Announced A Tour". Rock Sound. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ https://www.realfriendsband.com/
  11. ↑ The Home Inside My Head (Booklet). Real Friends. Fearless/Spinefarm. 2016. 0888072001473.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/FearlessRecords/status/736316148912787458
  13. ↑ "Real Friends – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Real Friends. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Vinyl Albums : June 18, 2016". billboard.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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